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forefend
fore·fend F0249500 (fôr-fĕnd′)v. Variant of forfend.forefend (fɔːˈfɛnd) vb (tr) a variant spelling of forfendfor•fend or fore•fend (fɔrˈfɛnd)
v.t. 1. to defend, secure, or protect. 2. to fend off, avert, or prevent. 3. Archaic. to forbid. [1350–1400] forefend
Past participle: forefended
Gerund: forefending
| Imperative |
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| forefend | | forefend |
| Present |
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| I forefend | | you forefend | | he/she/it forefends | | we forefend | | you forefend | | they forefend |
| Preterite |
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| I forefended | | you forefended | | he/she/it forefended | | we forefended | | you forefended | | they forefended |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am forefending | | you are forefending | | he/she/it is forefending | | we are forefending | | you are forefending | | they are forefending |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have forefended | | you have forefended | | he/she/it has forefended | | we have forefended | | you have forefended | | they have forefended |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was forefending | | you were forefending | | he/she/it was forefending | | we were forefending | | you were forefending | | they were forefending |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had forefended | | you had forefended | | he/she/it had forefended | | we had forefended | | you had forefended | | they had forefended |
| Future |
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| I will forefend | | you will forefend | | he/she/it will forefend | | we will forefend | | you will forefend | | they will forefend |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have forefended | | you will have forefended | | he/she/it will have forefended | | we will have forefended | | you will have forefended | | they will have forefended |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be forefending | | you will be forefending | | he/she/it will be forefending | | we will be forefending | | you will be forefending | | they will be forefending |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been forefending | | you have been forefending | | he/she/it has been forefending | | we have been forefending | | you have been forefending | | they have been forefending |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been forefending | | you will have been forefending | | he/she/it will have been forefending | | we will have been forefending | | you will have been forefending | | they will have been forefending |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been forefending | | you had been forefending | | he/she/it had been forefending | | we had been forefending | | you had been forefending | | they had been forefending |
| Conditional |
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| I would forefend | | you would forefend | | he/she/it would forefend | | we would forefend | | you would forefend | | they would forefend |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have forefended | | you would have forefended | | he/she/it would have forefended | | we would have forefended | | you would have forefended | | they would have forefended |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  forefend - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"deflect, fend off, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviateforeclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
forfend also forefend
verbTo prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off).Idiom: nip in the bud.forefend
Synonyms for forefendverb prevent the occurrence ofSynonyms- deflect
- fend off
- forfend
- head off
- avert
- stave off
- ward off
- avoid
- debar
- obviate
Related Words- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
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